KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• One possible solution, when justified, is to extend the deadlines of affected assignments beyond the end date of the course. This involves posting a grade of “Incomplete” at the end of the course and establishing a post-course deadline for the outstanding assignments. Once the student’s work is submitted and completed, the “Incomplete” grade is updated to the student’s actual grade earned.
• Another possible solution, when an “Incomplete” does not accommodate the TDY orders, might involve the instructor and administrators approving a withdrawal from the course with arrangements for the student to take it in a subsequent term. In this case, the withdrawal would be due to exceptional circumstances.

RELATED PROCEDURES:

The syllabus of each KYSU Online course should notify students of this policy. The appeals described in this policy are related to the process to appeal late penalties within the course. The Registrar posts information about the Academic Appeal Procedures and Deadlines, which describes the procedures students must follow to request academic appeals beyond the scope of this policy.2

DEFINITIONS:

Standard grade reduction: This is a penalty applied to work submitted after the deadline. The penalty is a reduction of one (1) letter grade or ten percent (10%) of the student's grade on the assignment per week past the deadline, up to three weeks past the deadline.

RELATED POLICIES/DOCUMENTS:

Academic Appeals Procedures and Deadlines3

1.2.2 Appeals to Academic Status

K-Book (Student Handbook)

STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REFERENCES:

N/A

POLICY OWNER/INTERPRETING AUTHORITY:

The Office of Online Education

DOCUMENT DATE AND VERSION:

5/25/2024 – 2024.05.25_KYSU_Online Late Work Policy_v5.docx

2 https://www.kysu.edu/academics/registrar/appeal-procedures-and-deadlines.php

3 https://www.kysu.edu/academics/registrar/appeal-procedures-and-deadlines.php

ALL POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO AMMENDMENT